Seance & Friends

[william]

Seance used to be a normal navi owned by a totally regular lady named Patricia. She was a mother of three, and was a secretary for Blaze Corp. One day, she had her navi (who had no name at the time, fairly normal for many normal navis) were surfing the net looking for information on the next work meeting. They took a wrong turn, and came across several other navis. Patricia said hi to them, and they didn't seem to respond. Then, her normal navi went up to these navis and got a good look. They were all ghosts. They seemed to posses powers similar to poltergeists, and yet more like a mage. She ordered the navi to get the hell out if there, but not even a split second later, they were surrounded. Each navi raised its hand and a medium sized dark purple laser came flying out at them. Fortunately, she had an Invisible chip. When the beams were closer to her navi, she slotted in the chip. For some reason, a large flash of dark light could be seen, as the ghost navis and their attacks were drawn in and absorbed by Patricia's navi. She looked at the PET after the light went down and found that there was now a name in the corner. It merely read, "Seance.exe"
Seeing as this new navi was extremely weak, she gave it to her son Will. At the time, he was only 7. Nowadays, Will stands about 5'10. He usually wears a pair of black jeans, a Monty Python shirt with the killer rabbit on it, and a set of red and black basketball shoes, even though he has no aptitude for the sport. He has several friends, including Max Blaze, son of the boss of Blaze Corp. His mom is actually Mr. Blaze's Secretary, and because they lived so close, Max and Will have known each other for a long time. It took a very long time, but Will's constant studying of Seance led him to the Ethereal Awakening theory, which explained why Seance was so weak. Unfortunatley, Will's dad was a crazy bitch who always made him study. He never really had time to train Seance. Will goes to James Madison High School. He maintains a GPA of around 3.7. He considers himself to be very spiritual and is one of the most superstitious people at his school. He usually keeps to himself, as he is of few words. However, he is a true friend to those who know him well. During his and Seance's training with Shine, he was given the courage to stand up for himself and others.
Many years after Seance was given to Will, a mysterious navi appeared on the net. That navi was Keyshot, who appeared to have some kind of relation to Seance. Whatever this relation was, Keyshot attempted to capture Seance several times, all resulting in failure thanks to another navi who seemed to know Keyshot's ambitions. The navi Shine never actually spoke with him personally however. Will's four best friends from school and their navis watched out for Keyshot in an attempt to protect Seance. In a bizarre twist of fate, Will's friend Billy had his navi Signal taken from him by Keyshot by a mind control trick. His friends Kat, Nina, and Alex also had their navis Pulse, Manta, and Ballista stolen by a similar trick. Manta seemed to be the most powerful of the bunch and was made Keyshot's main officer. Left alone, Seance needed new friends and new powers. Most of his attacks were weak, as Will's dad was a crazy bitch and made him study all the time, leaving no time for practice. When he fought Keyshot, he was badly beaten every time. Keyshot could easily evade most of his attacks and would get in close for an attack involving an odd form of orangish energy. The two never went on the net except in public areas for fear of assault.
As if answering a prayer, one day Will got an email. It said merely to meet in the arena area of the net coliseum. That place had been abandoned for years. They entered carefully, and found a figure standing in the dark. He took several steps at them, and when the light shone, it was the same navi that kept saving him in the past. He had very little to say, but he did say this.

"Look. Now that your friends are gone, I can't protect you forever. That is why I am going to train you to incorporate melee attacks with energy, allowing you to fight closer up with Keyshot"

Seance looked at him, and wondered why Keyshot was harassing him like this. Will however, knew Shine would not answer that question.

After three years, a now 15 year old Will and a fully trained Seance walked out into the open, ready to fight.

Seance has a dark purple armor, and wears a mask. This mask has been on him since he was created, and he can not remove it no matter what he does. Keyshot has a similar mask. His shoulder guards resemble spheres, and he mostly floats rather than walks.

Seance's attacks vary due to his ability to manipulate his energy. They vary from long range beams to close range punches and kicks. His signature attack is the Etheral Edge, an attack he created himself.

Ethereal Syphon
This and the next three were Seance's original attacks before he trained under Shine. In this attack, Seance gathers a white aura in his hand and latches on to the face of an enemy to drain life away and heal himself. Over time, he learned how to store the energy and use it to heal others as well.

Ethereal Cannon
Seance's weakest attack, he gathers a condensed purple cloud of energy in his hand and throws it.

Ethereal Beam
This attack is an upgraded form of Ethereal Cannon. In it, he gathers two spheres of purple energy and fires them at the opponent. Unlike Ethereal Cannon however, each is a beam. It is more focused, allowing it to pierce most defenses, including the Invisible effect and its counterparts. This attack was made by Seance because he was tired of his attacks being dodged by Invisible.

Ethereal Aura
Seance uses a quick flash of energy to create a clear field around him to block an attack. This was very weak until Shine helped him compile energy better. It now has the resilience of steel.

Ethereal Slight
This is an ability Seance started out with as well. In it, he begins to glow with a faint purple aura. In a flash, he teleports out of the way of an attack. He can use this to increase or lessen the area between him and his opponent as well.

Ethereal Binding
This is an attack Shine taught Seance to use for defense against Keyshot. In this attack, Seance's hands glow with a purple flame type substance. He can only sustain this attack for about 30 seconds, but while he is in this form, he can hit anywhere on the body of the opponent. When he hits them, the glow sticks on them, and after about another 30 seconds, the enemy loses all movement and feeling in that area. Then, that part of the body is bound to the chest of the enemy. He essentially "Binds" the attacks of an enemy this way. If he hits them in the head, then he can stupefy them. If both arms and both legs are bound, then the other navi looks like they're crumpled up into a ball. This attack is very useful against Keyshot because all of his attacks revolve around his hands.

Ethereal Edge
Seance's signature attack, he gathers a mix of purple and black energy in his hand, and it begins to spin. As it spins, it gets larger and larger until it totally engulfs his hand. Then, as it continues to spin, it forms a five foot lance. He can use this lance to parry, block, and attack. He has countless variations of this attack, each utilizing the spires in a different way. Fully Awakened Seance has something that resembles a European long sword that he can envelop with the same energy used in this attack.

Ethereal Awakening
Although not really an attack, Seance has a transformation ability. When he and Keyshot were made, they had 95% of their energy supressed and binded into the masks they wear. Over time, the mask disitegrates and the rest of the power is released. However, a massive amount of training is needed to activate this effect. That is why Keyshot is so much stronger, because he had the time to constantly train, and is currently at 82% of maximum power. However, Will's dad forces him to study so they don't get out much. For that reason, Seance was only at 17% of maximum power before his time with Shine. He is currently at 51% of maximum, giving him the ability to evenly compete with most other navis around his level. When the mask finally breaks, the wearer experiences physical changes such as different attire and height. The time where they have a mask on is comparable to the incubating period of a caterpillar to a butterfly.

Ethereal Force
He begings by floating up into the air by about 30 feet. Then, he begins to glow in a dark purple aura that covers the whole field. The aura then intensifies based on how many navis Seance has deleted. After collecting all of the power the souls can offer, the aura compresses into his hand. At that time, his hand is glowing black as he flies up even higher. He releases 12 balls of energy to the ground. Suddenly, each spot where the balls landed shoots a blackish purple energy up into the sky. These pillars then begin to rotate very fast, all the while expanding until the diameter of the circle is about one mile. At that time, Seance releases all of the extra energy downward into the circle, most certainly eradicating anything inside. This attack is extremely powerful, but can only be used once every 6 months. If it is, Seance is totally incapacitated during that time. However, if Ethereal Awakening is complete, then he merely needs one week, and the strength of this attack nearly doubles.

Spirit Waltz
All I will say is that this attack is post-awakening

[william]

Keyshot is actually Seance's "Brother". During the defragmentation process that created Seance and his mask, there was a lot of data left over. In fact, there was so much left over it could have created another navi. It was merely discarded to the reaches of the net via the recycle bin. However, what they didn't know is that the data they got rid of had grown intelligence. After one year, the data had finally manifested itself into a human-esque navi. However, due to the Ethereal Awakening that was in place on him, he was extremely weak. He did have a mission however. He wanted more than anything else in the world, to create a world of peace. He harbored no thoughts of revenge or chaos that he would later in life. Soon after that, he found a friend in Flamberge, a wood navi with a large blade. Working with Flamberge allowed Keyshot, then called Sage, to further the process of his Ethereal Awakening. Over time, Sage even managed to create his own line of attacks, called the Symphonic Series. Sage found that his offense was in sound. He discovered that he could manipulate Sound and energy, much like the way that Seance is able to manipulate his own form and energy. Most of Sages attacks at this time revolved around creating a large shape of energy to fire at the opponent while using sound to cause distraction. This method almost always worked. Everything was going incredibly for Sage until the day that he met the navi Catharsis. He and Flamberge had heard of an artifact that could grant Sage the power he needed to make his dream come true. They entered a temple room, and saw a large door with a single key hole on it. They got very discouraged by the sight of the keyhole, and almost left. Had they left, none of the pain he caused would have had to happen. Instead, a grey navi drew out of the shadow, and offered the Key to Sage. He said "I can sense your desire to save them all. I see past that futile attempt to hide your reasons. You want to be remembered. You want to prove yourself and everything you can do." "Well", he said, "Take this key, and show the world what you are capable of!". Sage took the key without a second thought. He drew up closer and closer to the door, until he was face to face with the lock. He inserted the key and turned. Just as he heard the click, he turned around to see Catharsis with several blades coming out of his hands, ready to strike down Flamberge. He ran back over to his friend, only to find that he could not. The door had opened, and many hands poured out, and pulled him in. The last sight that Sage would ever see was his best and only friend lying on the ground, dead. While inside the gate, he was asked what he wanted. He thought for a long while about what had just happened. He then replied, with a different tone, "The power to crush all opposition." With a large flash, the gate opened up, and a huge flash of dark energy could be seen from miles away. When Catharsis looked up at Sage, he saw the same person, only with an old fashioned antique key around his neck. "Very good Sage, I see that the gate responded to your real desire." Catharsis walked up to Sage, and as he did, Sage pointed his palm at him. "Step one of crushing the opposition: Kill you." Catharsis looked at him very strangely, and closed his eyes. "Now now now. I know you couldn't do that if you tried. You want to beat me, then become what you could not. Become 200%." With that, Catharsis dissapeared back into the shade. "And for the record", Sage said, "It's not Sage anymore. Call me Keyshot." Over time, Keyshot trained and trained, needing to undo his own awakening. He still had no idea what 200% meant, until he met Seance. You see, Keyshot knew he was created from the extra data of another navi, but he didn't know who. One day, he sensed a similar presence to his own, and rushed over to see what it was. What did he see, but that little purple navi. He abruptly began attacking Seance. He had a large sound wave sent right at him. Unfortunatley, his hopes were dashed as a blade of ice cut right down the center of his attack. Awestruck, Keyshot emerged to fight this worthy challenge. The navis Manta, Pulse, Ballista, and Signal fought to protect their friend. Keyshot went into fulll force, easily repelling all four navis. After only several minutes, he walked over to Seance. Seance began to run from, in vain. Keyshot began to choke Seance, as a light green blade pierced his chest. He looked around, and saw a white navi, with a few light green attachments and a silver ring. The ring appeared to be what the sword was coming from. In a blur, the navi began to warp all around Keyshot, slashing him around 30 times in five seconds. Keyshot then lost sight of the navi, as he looked up and saw a large ball of light coming right at him. He dodged the bullet and fled. One year later, Keyshot succeeded in capturing Manta, Pulse, Ballista, and Signal for his own means. He was also at 82% of full power at this time. He looked all over for Seance, but could not find him. What he didn't know was that this period of time was when Seance was training with Shine to beat Keyshot.

Keyshots attacks....

Symphonic Wheel
Keyshot's weakest attack, he gathers an orange-redish energy in the palm of his hand. This energy is in the shape of an orb. Then, the energy frays as four strings fly out the sphere. The strings then connect forming a wheel of sorts. The wheel is several times his height, and can be very awkward to use. He can throw it or keep it attached to his hand kind of like a Yo-Yo.

[william]

Manta stands approximatley 6'1 and wears a silver cloak. The cloak goes down to his feet, and ends in an arrow at his back. This coat is what gave him his name. Despite his name, Manta actually is more human-esque than you would think. Without the coat, Manta wears a grey suit, with holes on his forearms where his blades sit. He wears a green visor that goes over his eyes. The visor is usually just for show, but when he uses an attack he can use the technology on the visor to aim. Manta has a lot of stamina, but on the other hand is very slow. Most of his attacks revolve around the blades on his arms. The blades can be frozen, rotated, and launched. His most common attack is the Manta Blade, a move that involves targeting on his visor and then rotating and launching his blades in an arc. He can rotate the blades and leave them attached to his arms in order to divert an attack. A defender by heart, Manta strived to protect those he cares for. He has many shield attacks, and only two offensive moves. Manta wields the Staff of Shifting Tides. This staff aids him in creating water for his attacks. It is also the thing that grants him his stamina. Upon reaching a certain level, Manta can fuse with the staff, causing blue symbols to appear all over him. When that happens, the staffs ultimate attack is released.
He was initially assigned to protect Seance when he was weak. However, after his friends Signal, Ballista, and Pulse were taken, he decided to join with Keyshot to protect them. He figured that if he could protect three rather than one, his services were better used with Keyshot. It bugged Manta the way that Keyshot was treating his friends. However, Manta lacked the power to do anything about it. He trained in secret during the training with Shine arc, as Keyshot did not need his services at the time. He wanted to free his friends from control for a very long time. At the same time that Will and Seance finished training, Manta worked up the courage to talk with Keyshot. He asked if Keyshot would release his friends. Keyshot looked at him in a strange way. Suddenly, Ballista walked into the room. At that time, Keyshot left. All he did was tap Ballista on the Shoulder and point at Manta. Manta looked bewildered, when suddely he noticed that Ballista's guns were loaded and pointed at him. Manta quickly raised a shield, but it was not enough to stop Ballista's Second Bombardment. This went on for a while, every time Manta grew more fatigued. He did not want to hurt one of his closest friends. Ballista pulled out his Staff of the Scorched Land, and tossed several fireballs out at Manta. It was then Manta found a way to accomplish his goal. Wrapped around the stone on top of the Staff of the Scorched Land was a parasite. Manta pulled out his Staff of the Shifting Tides and began to draw in energy. The end of Ballista's staff changed into a flaming spike as he drew in for the kill. Unfortunatley for him, Manta was done charging. Out from the ground grew a large geyser, that swept Ballista away. Ballista's guns were soaked: He was useless. Manta picked up the Staff of Scorched Land and picked the little bug off. He gave the staff back to the unconsious Ballista and sat down. He called up a Torrent Barrier and waited.
30 minutes later, Ballista woke up. Manta was sitting there, and explained everything that had happened in the past few years. Manta wanted to save Pulse and Signal, but knew in his heart that even he and Ballista together did not stand a chance. Ballista wanted to help very much. He knew that Manta was right, as much as he didn't like it. The two left Keyshots lair quickly and haven't been seen in public since. It's rumored that the both of them are training to one day regain the friends they lost.

Manta's Attacks

Manta Blade
Manta's arm blades become encased in ice. Then, they loosen and begin to rotate until they seem more like a disk. Manta uses these as a Shield, or as a crowd Handler. He can launch the blades out like a boomerang. It can go in pretty much any variation of a C arc.

Torrent Shield
Using the Staff of Shifting Tides, Manta calls up a barrier made of rapidly moving water. This water surround him in a 3 foot thick barrier. This barrier can catch projectiles and blasters sent his way and protect whatever is inside. It's only flaw is that upon being hit by an electric attack, it falls.

Streaming Force
Manta calls upon the Staff of Shifting Tides to call out a geyser from underneath the opponent. This attack does not do damage, but it does push the enemy a considerable distance away. He uses this as a defense against melee and slashing attacks. Unlike the Torrent Shield however, this does not fall from electricity.

Oceanic Shield
This is one of two attacks only usable when Manta is fused with the Staff of Shifting Tides. He calls out a huge towering Barrier that twists and turns. While in this Barrier, he can not be harmed in any way. If he is on an ocean field, then his barrier covers the entire field, and deals a somewhat large helping of damage to the enemy.

Tidal Slam
This is one of two attacks only usable when Manta is fused with the Staff of Shifting Tides. His hands glow an ocean blue, and he places them on the ground. The entire field floods as Manta becomes pure water. The water's current twists and turns and speeds up, practically imobilizing the opponent. Suddenly, the enemy is tossed up into the air, and water jets up, freezes into a spike, and tosses them up further. When they get fairly high, another jet rises above them, and reforms into Manta, Blades outstreched, as the water below freezes, and he piledrives them down into the cold, hard, unforgiving ice.

[william]

Ballista, like Manta, was assigned to protect Seance but ended up controlled by Keyshot. He is the power of the team, always hot headed and ready for battle. He looks like a normal guy, with blonde hair and blue eyes. However, these traits are almost always masked by his armor. His armor consists of a multitude of interchangeable plates, each having a different weapon. This armor is how he gets his name. Ballista's staff, The Staff of Scorched Land, allows him to send waves of fire, towers of fire, or just make him look cool. Ballista was the first to be freed from Keyshot's control, by Manta. He and Manta fought, and Manta eventually wore the brainwashed Ballista out to the point that he could be taken care of. When sane, Ballista is usually a nice guy. He cares for his friends very much, and is willing to protect them with his huge strength, even if it means sacrificing his own life to do so. After they left, Ballista trained for the day that he could get revenge on Keyshot for controlling him. He hated him so much, he let the task consume him. He trained every day for a year, until he was able to fuse with the Staff of Scorched Land. He was ready.

Or so he thought. He still remembered how to get to Keyshots lair, but when there, he got into a little more than he bargained for. Wave after wave of virus, he just carved right through. When it finally came time to fight Keyshot, his rage fueled him energywise. The battle began with Ballista firing off his missiles towards Keyshot. Keyshot countered by raising his hand, as a wave of orange energy lashed out and sliced them in half. "Ballista, you get too arrogant. That is your flaw". Ballista, now very enraged, fired off his primary bombardment. The bullets whizzed past Keyshot, and he thought he had won. He looked and saw a blue force surrounding his enemy, protecting him from harm. He didn't want to, but he drew his staff and began throwing fireball after fireball at Keyshot. In a flash, Keyshot was right next to Ballista. "How the---", Ballista said, but he couldn't even finish the scentence. Keyshot drew a small metal shard out from his pocket, and shoved it right into the center of Ballista's staff! With the crystal cracked, Ballista knew it was almost time to end it. He had to finish him off. He held it high into the air, as it began to pull in energy from all around. He glowed red, and began to overflow with power, as every bullet case opened on his armor. There were a total of 167 areas for him to fire with. This was his ultimate attack. This was the Final Bombardment. Keyshot showed some worry for the first time that day. The entire field suddenly went ablaze, as a sickening "CRRREEEAAACCCKKKK" Was heard. Looking on in horror, Ballista watched as his crystal shattered and changed to a fine red dust. His power left him as suddenly as it had come. Keyshot drew his Katana, and then slashed Ballista in the chest. He walked away, and the last thing Ballista remembered hearing was "Congrats. You have finally made the fool out of yourself that I always knew you were". He woke up days later, in a completely different spot. His crystalless staff was beside him, totally grey and lifeless. Ballista tried performing some attacks, but found that he could only use the basic attacks his armor allowed for. He had lost his fire and his bombardments. "Shit, now I'm useless. I can't help anyone like this". At that time, he dissapeared from the battle with Keyshot, and left to fix the staff. After training for weeks on end, he fought a navi. It was just a normal navi, but the operator was very skilled. It was a battle that raged for several days. When it was over, Ballista was victorious. The navi jacked out, and an exhausted Ballista lied down. As he fell asleep, a familiar red dust blew into the area, and settled on top of the sleeping navi in the form of a red crystal shard. When he woke up, he saw the stone. He pulled out his still lifeless staff, as the crystal put itself back into place. By his measures, he now has 3/10 of his full crystal back. This overjoyed Ballista, as he found he was now able to use his Primary Bombardment again. He realized that as he trained, he could earn back more of the stone.

Attacks

Ballista Missile
Ballista's most basic attack. His arm cannon turns around and opens up, as a red circle is seen. This circle is actually the red front of a heatseeking missile. This missile launches with a bang, and homes in on the opponent. Due to the materials within this attack, the explosion is very large.

Firecracker
Firecracker is a simple attack that involves Ballista's shoulder cannons. In it, he aims his cannons, as twin firecrackers appear within. He launches them out, and when they hit, they explode in a melody of color and noise.

Primary Bombardment
This is the first of Ballista's three bombardment attacks, and the weakest. In it, he aims both arm cannons, and fires out a flurry of shots at the enemy.

Secondary Bombardment
This is the second of Ballista's three bombardment attacks, and the second strongest. In it, his arm cannons open up, as do the plates on his chest. The arm cannons fire 6 bullets each, and the chest opens up and fires a large laser.

Final Bombardment
This is the third of Ballista's three bombardment attacks, and his strongest attack. In it, his arm cannons, the plates on his chest, his shoulder cannons, and his leg cannons open up, as his visor falls over his face and locks on to the enemy. The arm cannons fire 12 shots each, his shoulder cannons fire twin lasers, his leg cannons launch missiles out, and his chest plate summons four thin metal twigs, each of which glow yellow and form a huge ball of energy in the center. When it reaches a certain point, it releases into an absolutley huge blast of energy, destroying anything in its path.